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iPAQ 3800 In Photos

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oughtta-be-in-pictures dept.

okiwan points to this review of the H3800, the newest rev of the handheld iPAQs, writing "New pics of the ipaq 38xx. hella neat." The photos also give a good size comparison to other handhelds, including ones you may not have heard of before.

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  1. Linux on these things: by TheMMaster · · Score: 3, Informative

    Check QT/Palmtop and handhelds.org very cool, also check pocketlinux this is really the most beautiful PDA distro I've ever seen!!
    If they can only make installation a bit easier...

    --
    Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity
  2. Qt/Embedded claims are misleading by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative
    Check QT/Palmtop

    Just make sure you understand that many of the claims they make are misleading:

    Why not just use X? Qt/Embedded has much lower RAM and ROM requirements than X. Clients also access the display directly for optimal graphics performance. Additional features such as anti-aliased fonts and alpha blending, not offered by X, are also available.

    In reality, Qt/Embedded uses about as much RAM and ROM as a handheld X11 installation and there is no noticeable difference in performance on modern handhelds. X11 provides both anti-aliased fonts and alpha-blending. X11 also has ClearType-like subpixel addressing, support for multiple toolkits, and network transparency in both directions, features notably absent from Qt/Embedded.

  3. Re:"This is perfect for traveling"? by Jay+Carlson · · Score: 3, Informative
    Yes. Bluetooth is supposed to be the answer to this---although people have vast ambitions for using Bluetooth as a network protocol etc, it was originally designed as the answer to the connector conspiracy. It hooks together your hardware. Power is still a problem, so for various reasons I think we're going to be stuck with device-specific chargers for some time.

    Think of Bluetooth as USB without wires. Ignore the hypemeisters who want to use it to deliver locale-enhanced portal services, or whatever it is they're trying to sell now.

    If Bluetooth succeeds, it will be as a cable replacement first.

  4. Re:What I'm waiting for in a PDA... by purplemonkeydan · · Score: 3, Informative

    You will be able to get a GPRS/GSM sleeve for the iPaq that not only will allow you to access packet switched data, but has a microphone and speaker so you can use it as a phone.

    There's also a provision for an earpiece, but I suspect it's one of those el-cheapo crappy ones. I hope someone will write a Bluetooth driver that lets me use, say the Ericsson Bluetooth headset (as seen in Tomb Raider) to talk on the GSM phone.

    The iPaq also has IBM ViaVoice for voice recognition.

    Not quite what you're after, but close.

  5. Nice, but not killer by humps · · Score: 3, Informative

    Forgot about the Toshiba e570?
    Smaller than the iPaq, yet same power and features (64Mb). Built-in CFII + MMC/SD card slots, no need for bulky add-on ugly black plastic crap for ipaq, thank you very much. Can even run 1G IBM microdrive with 'extra' power saving options specifically aim for it.
    Get a WinTV VCR, automate an MPEG4 compression to approatie screen res (320*240>), copy to your 1G microdrive and watch your program on the road. Ok, iPaq can do that, but you have to shell out a hundred bucks for the plack plastic expansion first!

    64Mb of 64kbit WMA is good enough while you're travelling, a 32/64Mb MMC card gives you plenty musical enjoyment too!

    All in the same tiny shell, now beat that for the same/cheaper price than the iPaq

    humps

  6. they're huge! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    they're all too huge! try putting one of these in your pocket and sitting down. especially if you wear jeans. the name is a joke.

    the Palm V is just about small enough, but these lunkers? no way.